Some of the train-sets are manufactured locally through technology transfer, a key requirement for China. Photo: Reuters

The signalling, track and support structures, control software, and station design are developed domestically with foreign elements as well, so the system as a whole is predominantly Chinese. Photo: Reuters

China currently holds many new patents related to the internal components of these trains, re-designed in China to allow the trains to run at higher speeds than the foreign designs allowed.

Stewardesses work on the bullet trains. Photo: Reuters

The CRH 380A used between Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, is the world's fastest train with a top speed of 468 kilometres per hour. Photo: Reuters

A passenger speaks to a staff inside a bullet train. Photo: Reuters

One rolling stock constitutes 16-car versions of the CRH 380A and CRH 380B trains with a standard speed of 380 kilometres per hour and a passenger capacity of 1,004, according to local media. Photo: Reuters